You are a teacher, coach, or mentor who wants to take your business online?

But you are not sure where to start because the tech and all is overwhelming you?

Here is a list of my favorite service providers, programs, courses, and resources—everything you need to start bringing your business online. Or, as I call it:

 TOOLS FOR TEACHERS 

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Writing [good] emails ... and weekly

Yes, I am a communication specialist. Yes, I am a good writer. But writing good and engaging emails about my specialty (English for Engineers) on a weekly base was a challenge. To say the least. Until I found Liz Wilcox's email template membership with weekly ideas (and templates in three different ways).

In all honesty, I am not a big fan of her extremely colorful and slightly chaotic website design. But (big but) ... her emails work. Since I use her templates, writing newsletters is fun again. And I get people to respond(!) to my newsletters. Which is awesome.  

PS. If you want to check out one of her freebies first, here's your link.

Legally Legit

The moment you have your website online, someone tells you that you need Terms of Use. And a Cookie Policy. And a Privacy Statement. And if you're anything like me, you freak out and then freak out some more before you start asking around and getting all different kinds of answers. When I started, I even got told by a lawyer to just copy them from another business and put them on my website. Really (really) bad advice.

But for the last couple of years, I have been using Template Toolbox, and it seriously makes me sleep better at night. The (super smart) woman behind this service is Ama Zbarcea; she holds two law degrees and specializes in helping entrepreneurs with all the boring (yet stressful) legal matters that come with starting and running a small business, so they can focus all their attention on what they're best at.

Her Template Toolbox lets you create legal terms super easy and fast! There are no one-size-fits-all documents, and there are no highlighted fill-in-the-blanks-templates. You simply answer some questions about your biz (it's as easy as an online quiz). Her algorithm does the rest to put together the right legal wording for your biz. Ad then you download your editable legal doc!

 

Right now, Template Toolbox offers:

  • Website Terms of Use
  • Privacy & Cookies Policy
  • Refund Policy
  • Terms & Conditions (for digital products/services)
  • Media Release & License Agreement
  • Services Agreement (for any kind of services)
  • Statement of Work (used with Services Agreement)
  • Disclaimers (various kinds) 

 

P.S. I am not an affiliate; I don't earn a single cent by recommending Template Toolbox. I honestly believe it's the best thing since sliced bread!

My Forever Number One

When I built my first website in 2020, I bought a €27 branding course because I had no clue what colours or fonts I should use. Little did I know that Carinda's courses and templates would become the cornerstone of my business in terms of content marketing and digital product development

Have I taken courses with other experts? Yes.
Did I regret it afterward? Also yes!
Because the quality of Cardinda's advice always proofed to be in-depth + top-notch.
 

For about 4 years now, Carinda has been my go-to address when I need content + marketing support, solutions, and shortcuts. Or as she would say, she's "helping you master your small biz content, copy, and compelling marketing so you can get seen, loved, and selling with complete ease."

Complete Content 24/7 [Service-Based + Digital Product Edition] 

Done-for-you social media content and more version 3.0. Get access to hundreds of PROVEN *complete* social media templates - reels, posts, and carousels all paired with the perfect caption template to get your business seen, loved, and selling on autopilot.

The Sales Page Solution

Everybody hates writing sales pages?! This template and training solution will have you whipping up sales pages in a fraction of the time it usually takes you. I have rewritten old sales pages and asked former clients for their opinions, and they all told me they prefer the new ones: easier to understand, less 'scary', easier to make financial decisions. 

Offer Copy that Converts

Get access to professionally written offer description copy templates that can be used to SELL your service or your digital products. The plug+play copy templates can be used on your website services/sales pages, in your proposals or pitches, to sell your offer via email or even as extra captions on social media - use them wherever you have people you want to CONVERT! 

Campaign with Confidence

This is a plug+play template and training solution based on powerful consumer psychology that'll help you easily create and run a profitable flash sale or special offer in your business to increase your sales and inject cash over 5 days using your current audience + offers FAST.

ChatGPT Marketing Mastery 🤖 [Training + Toolkit]

The proven solution to help you harness the mind-blowing power of ChatGPT beyond the "basic" way many people are approaching it and turn it into a content marketing machine that helps you do WAY more, in WAY less time, in a way that feels SERIOUSLY easy, authentic and personalised to your biz. 

Digital Product to Profit

Carinda's step-by-step program is designed to help you create, sell, and scale low-ticket digital products…with the vision to create BIG impact on your bank account, life balance and biz. This program is on invitation, so send her an email and tell her "Olivia sends me!" 🤓

 

Other great templates:
 
 

Detox van je boekhouding, focus op je onderneming.

If you're an expat like myself, and you happen to live in the Netherlands, you might want an accountant you can trust 100% and more (if that was mathematically possible). You need a Paperdork.

Online boekhouden voor ZZP en VOF: Paperdork is een unieke combinatie van een innovatief boekhoudprogramma voor ZZP en VOF en cijferbaas. Met onze app scan je bonnetjes gemakkelijk in en stel je jouw eigen doelen. Jouw cijferbaas zorgt ervoor dat de boekhouding piekfijn in orde is en verstuurt je aangiftes. Én je kunt er terecht voor onbeperkt vragen en advies. Geen uurtje factuurtje, gewoon een vaste prijs per jaar.

P.S. I am not an affiliate; I don't earn a single cent by recommending Mark and his team. I am simply a very content customer.

Create a Profitable Group Course

This might be a sensitive topic because, as teachers, we basically know how to develop a curriculum and how to handle a classroom. Here's where I was stuck: 

I had and still do have plenty of fabulous one-on-one clients. Additionally, I used to freelance for a language school. Somehow, the 'ease' of teaching several classes throughout the week and simply sending one invoice to one language school at the end of the month held me back from putting together and selling my own group course. The pay was horrible, and I don't even wanna get started on the work conditions. 

And then, I came across Ola's Rocket Accelerator Coaching Program

I am not promising you the same results, but I started Ola's program in December 2023, had my first workshop in January, soft launched my group course at the end of March, and started with the first group in April. Would I eventually have figured it all out on my own? Yes, definitely. Put it into action in less than six months? No way. 

 

Good Stuff No Nonsense

If you like the cute little icons I use on freebies and sales pages, then check out the talented Agata from Good Stuff No Nonsense. And the best thing: they are completely customizable! Change them up, use your brand colours, knock yourself out ;-)

 

ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES
 

ACTION ICONS 
https://gumroad.com/a/379569683/HhaXI

ARTS & CRAFTS ICONS
https://gumroad.com/a/379569683/IlOBp

Alphabet Icons Family 
https://gumroad.com/a/379569683/ihJGW

BACK TO SCHOOL ICON BUNDLE 
https://gumroad.com/a/379569683/MiuPE 

Business Icons - Complete Icon Pack 
https://gumroad.com/a/379569683/tDFDx

Business Icons - LITE 
https://gumroad.com/a/379569683/poZrn

COFFEE HOUSE ICONS (30% commission)
https://gumroad.com/a/379569683/NVitc

E-COMMERCE ICONS 
https://gumroad.com/a/379569683/Nyaz

E-LEARNING ICONS 
https://gumroad.com/a/379569683/gZfE

EDUCATION ICONS - BUNDLE 
https://gumroad.com/a/379569683/nqYiI

Planner Icons 
https://gumroad.com/a/379569683/zxFVF

Planner Icons Lite 
https://gumroad.com/a/379569683/mgibS

SCHOOL ICONS 
https://gumroad.com/a/379569683/szMJi

Social Media Icons 
https://gumroad.com/a/379569683/nhkiz

 TOOLS ICONS 
https://gumroad.com/a/379569683/hQxst

Not sure if those services work for the business or country you're in? Or simply wanna chat with a fellow teacher?

Click here to see when I'm free to have a coffee with you!